Controversy and challenges at Qantas are nothing new under Alan Joyce

In its 100 years, Qantas has never experienced a crisis like this — and it's familiar with crises. Key points: Qantas has weathered a series of major events and catastrophes in its 100-year history Since Alan Joyce became chief executive in 2008, he has faced multiple challenges Coronavirus shapes as the company's biggest test, analysts say When Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce announced 6,000 job losses yesterday, he tried to sound defiant. "Any airline that's been around for 100 years, which Qantas has, has been through every crisis you could imagine," the chairman emeritus of the Centre for Aviation, Peter Harbison, told the ABC. "Qantas is losing $15m a week from strike action — a continuous debt we can't afford," Mr Joyce claimed at the time. "Alan Joyce is a mathematician, but I think he probably needs to invest some of that $5 million in a new calculator," Captain Richard Woodward, vice president of the Australian and International Pilots Association said.